Calling for an end to corporate welfare and greater opportunities for the middle class, former Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders stormed North Texas on Thursday to rally local voters against the agenda of President Donald Trump.

"Donald Trump told people, 'I'm a different type of politician,'" Sanders said to a crowd of about 2,000 supporters at Grand Prairie's Verizon Theatre. "It sounded good on TV. The only problem was, Donald Trump lied. It is one thing to give a campaign speech and another to follow through as president."

Vermont senator Bernie Sanders takes the stage for a rally at the Verizon Theater on Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Grand Prairie.

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Supporters arrive for a rally by Vermont senator Bernie Sanders rally at the Verizon Theater on Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Grand Prairie, Texas. Sanders, the runner-up in the 2016 Democratic contest for president, appeared in North Texas to rally residents against President Donald Trump's agenda.

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Supporters wait in line for the doors to open for a rally by Vermont senator Bernie Sanders rally at the Verizon Theater on Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Grand Prairie, Texas. Sanders, the runner-up in the 2016 Democratic contest for president, appeared in North Texas to rally residents against President Donald Trump's agenda.

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Supporters hold signs while waiting for Vermont senator Bernie Sanders to take the stage for a rally at the Verizon Theater on Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Grand Prairie, Texas. Sanders, the runner-up in the 2016 Democratic contest for president, appeared in North Texas as part of a national tour urging Democrats to "Come Together and Fight Back" against the agenda of President Trump.

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Vermont senator Bernie Sanders addresses a rally at the Verizon Theater on Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Grand Prairie, Texas. Sanders, the runner-up in the 2016 Democratic contest for president, appeared in North Texas as part of a national tour urging Democrats to "Come Together and Fight Back" against the agenda of President Trump.

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Supporters cheer for Bernie Sanders as he speaks during the rally.

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Vermont senator Bernie Sanders addresses a rally at the Verizon Theater on Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Grand Prairie, Texas. Sanders, the runner-up in the 2016 Democratic contest for president, appeared in North Texas as part of a national tour urging Democrats to "Come Together and Fight Back" against the agenda of President Trump.

The Vermont senator was in town as part of the national Come Together and Fight Back tour, in which he and Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota, deputy chair of the National Democratic Committee, are visiting red and purple states around the country in a bid to mobilize voters and revitalize the party.

In Texas, Sanders was joined by National Democratic Committee vice chair Michael Blake.

Backed by a huge Texas flag, Sanders criticized Trump for proposing tax breaks benefiting the nation's wealthiest people while simultaneously scrubbing community development block grants, which many Meals on Wheels programs rely on.

Sanders' points were familiar and on-message.

"We have to have an economy that works for all of us, not just the top 1 percent," he said.

He decried what he called a "rigged economy" and "corrupt political system" whose levers are pulled by the very wealthy and lamented the plight of long-working people who retire with little to show for it, or successful high school students who can't afford to go to college.

He also said he would once again introduce legislation within the next several weeks that would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.

"We have millions of people struggling to get by even though they're working 40 hours a week," he said. "Wages in this country are too damn low. Nobody makes it on $7.25 or $9 an hour. You can't do it."

He also pushed for comprehensive immigration reform, a tax-system overhaul that would require the wealthy to pay a proportionate share and making public colleges and universities tuition-free.

Supporters wait for Vermont senator Bernie Sanders to take the stage for the rally.

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Vendors sold buttons outside Thursday's rally.

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Vermont senator Bernie Sanders does a one-on-one interview with NBC 5 political reporter Julie Fine before the rally.

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Bernie Sanders shakes hands with DNC vice chair Michael Blake as he takes the stage for a rally at the Verizon Theater.

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Former Texas agriculture commissioner Jim Hightower gives a thumbs-up to the crowd.

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Tarrant Country Democratic Party chair Deborah Peoples holds up boxing gloves as she takes the stage during a rally at the Verizon Theater on Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Grand Prairie, Texas. Sanders, the runner-up in the 2016 Democratic contest for president, appeared in North Texas as part of a national tour urging Democrats to "Come Together, Fight Back" against the agenda of President Trump.

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Vermont senator Bernie Sanders addresses a rally at the Verizon Theater on Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Grand Prairie, Texas. Sanders, the runner-up in the 2016 Democratic contest for president, appeared in North Texas as part of a national tour urging Democrats to "Come Together and Fight Back" against the agenda of President Trump.

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Supporters listen as Vermont senator Bernie Sanders addresses a rally at the Verizon Theater on Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Grand Prairie, Texas. Sanders, the runner-up in the 2016 Democratic contest for president, appeared in North Texas as part of a national tour urging Democrats to "Come Together and Fight Back" against the agenda of President Trump.

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Vermont senator Bernie Sanders shakes hands with supporters after speaking during a rally at the Verizon Theater on Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Grand Prairie, Texas. Sanders, the runner-up in the 2016 Democratic contest for president, appeared in North Texas as part of a national tour urging Democrats to "Come Together and Fight Back" against the agenda of President Trump.

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Vermont senator Bernie Sanders waves to the crowd during rally at the Verizon Theater on Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Grand Prairie, Texas. Sanders, the runner-up in the 2016 Democratic contest for president, appeared in North Texas as part of a national tour urging Democrats to "Come Together and Fight Back" against the agenda of President Trump.

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Other speakers at the event included state Democratic Party chair Gilberto Hinojosa, as well as Carol Donovan and Deborah Peoples, the Democratic Party chairs of Dallas and Tarrant counties, respectively.

"These divided Democrats have no clear message or vision, which is why over 50% of Americans continue to have an unfavorable view of this Party," it read. "Socialism has no home in Texas, and the Texas Democrats embrace of two avowed socialists will only push them further towards irrelevancy in our conservative state."

Signs at Thursday's midday event read"Texans for Bernie" and "Finally, A Reason to Vote" and chants of "Bernie," or and "This is what democracy looks like."

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel also released a statement.

"Today, DNC Deputy Chair Keith Ellison and self-proclaimed socialist Bernie Sanders brought their unhinged, profanity-laced roadshow to Texas," McDaniel said. "Voters entrusted President Trump and Republicans to move our nation forward and enact their vision to better life for all Americans. No amount of Democrat showboating will change that fact."

Supporters, however, were more pleased with the showing.

"I thought it was motivating," said Valerie Cunningham, an adjunct instructor at Richland College. She fears what she sees happening to the country's education system, she said, but was inspired by the rally turnout.

"It's nice to know there's so many of us," she said.

Fort Worth retiree Jack Smith said he wasn't surprised by anything Sanders said, having been a fan for years. The senator stands out in a political field in which voters don't really trust either party, he said, adding that he came mostly to show his support.

"Just to let him know we're still there for him," he said. "He's the most popular politician in America today."